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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre`, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Venice, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The Franklin Library, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ben F. Wohlberg. A true, limited and First Edition, part of The Franklin Library's "The First Edition Society." 546 pages with full color illustrations from Wohlberg. Full leather, all edges gilt, satin end pages and attached page marker. A handsome copy with mild rubbing.
Synopsis
The Honourable Schoolboy (1977), by John le Carré, is a spy novel wherein British SIS Chief George Smiley must reconstruct the mole-devasted London headquarters, and also launch a successful offensive espionage operation to save “The Circus” from falling to the War Hawks in Government. Unto the breach enters Gerald Westerby, “The Honourable Schoolboy” and the protagonist spy of Operation Dolphin, effected in Hong Kong.
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- Bookseller
- RC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005239
- Title
- The Honourable Schoolboy
- Author
- Le Carre`, John
- Illustrator
- Ben F. Wohlberg
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 546
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Franklin Library The Honourable Schoolboy John Le Carre`Ben F. Wohlberg Spies-Novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Fine Printings / Fine Bindings;
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About the Seller
RC Books
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Venice, Florida
About RC Books
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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